Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 1996

Recalls
3 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004294948 Incident Date: Jul, 29 2004
Consumer's City: REDMOND Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: GALANT Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 3
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A truck dropped some boxes on the freeway. a car stopped suddenly to avoid the boxes, another car hit them, finally we hit that car. it was a 3 car pileup. i was driving and my wife was in the passenger seat. we were the last car in the line and hit at about 45+ mph. we were in a 1996 mitsubishi galant with only 78k miles and we were both wearing our seatbelts. neither airbag deployed! it was a direct hit right in the front of our car at over 45 mph. now my wife may have permanent back pain. i can get the vin number if you need it. i just dont have access to it today.*ak